| 单词 | drugstore beetle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdrugstore beetle drugstore beetle n. chiefly North American a small beetle, Stegobium paniceum (family Anobiidae), which is a cosmopolitan pest having larvae that feed on dried foodstuffs and stored products such as biscuits, pasta, and seeds; also called (esp. British) biscuit beetle. ΚΠ 1896 L. O. Howard & C. J. Marlatt Princ. Househ. Insects U.S. viii. 124 In Europe it is still known as the bread beetle, but its chief injuries are to druggists' supplies; hence the name drug-store beetle. 1954 F. C. Lane All about Insect World 36 Perhaps the strangest is the so-called drugstore beetle. He has been known to eat forty-five different substances including such poisons as aconite and belladonna. 2001 G. C. McGavin Essent. Entomol. 198 Well-known cosmopolitan pest species include the Drugstore Beetle (Stegobium paniceum ).., Lasioderma serricorne , the cosmopolitan Cigarette Beetle.., and Anobium punctatum , the Furniture or Cabinet Beetle. < as lemmas |
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